When The Donnas, still in their teens, first came on the scene in the late 90′s, they seemed charmingly stuck twenty years behind the times. They dressed like fast girls circa ’77 and played a primitive hard rock that seemed solely influenced by Kiss, The Ramones, and AC/DC. They were the American teenage rock n’ roll machine- chicks who did a lot of time in detention for cutting classes and smoking...

Writer/director Lance Weiler rewrote the rules of independent cinema with his first film, and with his second, “Head Trauma,” Weiler may very well have started the next revolution in independent film right here in Scranton. Weiler’s first movie, “The Last Broadcast,” a low-budget horror film shot and produced digitally in 1998, broke the ground that “The Blair Witch Project” would be hailed for blazing nearly...

The October edition of one of Scranton’s finest arts and culture magazines, The Antenna, will be out Monday. So for some of the most grounded news in the art community pick up this free publication at any of the many local drop points, including Northern Light Espresso Bar, Outrageous, Duffy Accessories, Bunches, Silver on Spruce, Embassy Vinyl, Test Pattern, Pizza By Pappas, Lavish, Mark’s Tattoo, and The...

“The Washington Post” recently published an article by Jen Chaney entitled “Scranton, Making All the Dwight Moves,” detailing the impact the hit television show “The Office” has had on the city of Scranton. The article highlights the differences between the Scranton depicted on “The Office” and the real Electric City – such as the nonexistent Chili’s. Despite the minor inaccuracies the makers of the...

The renaissance was certainly in full swing. Last Friday night was incredible! The Rinaldi Brothers rolled out the red carpet to welcome more than 300 people to Rediscover the Scranton Life. Imagine 140 feet of red carpet in front of the majestic Scranton Life Building with Clarence Spady rocking the sidewalk, while the amazing Chef Jeff Diaz served up the finest cuisine, inside and out of some of the most inviting...